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MILK-PAH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 680,779, dated August20, 19011.

Application filed November 8, 1900. Serial No. 35,847. (No model.)

To @ZZ whomj t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HEUsTis KING, a citizen of the United States,residing at the southwest corner of Parham and Adams streets, Garrity,in the county of Mobile and State of Alabama, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Milk-Fails; and I do declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to a non-spillable milk-pail.

The object of the invention is to provide a pail ot this characterprovided with a simple and effective milk receiving and strainingattachment so constructed as to allow the milk to freely iioW down intothe pail under ordinary circumstances While milking, but to cut off theoutflow of the milk in the event of the pail being kicked or knockedover, and thereby prevent spilling.

With this and other minor objects in vieu7 the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts, as Will be hereinafter more fully described,and particularlypointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings hereto attached and forming a part of thisspecification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device as adaptedfor use as a milk-pail. Fig. 2 is a central verti- Fig. 3 is a sectionalplan View on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. t is a detail perspective View ofthe cap. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional vieu1 through the strainer, valve,and valve-casing on an enlarged scale.- Fig. 6 is atop plan view of thecap 15.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1represents a pail or vessel provided at top With an inwardly-extendingrim 2, terminating in a vertical flange 3, which is preferablyscrewthreaded, as shown. On opposite sides of the top portion of thepail are disposed ears e and 5 to receive the journals of a pivotedbail-handle 6. A

receiving-bowl 11 is adapted to be suspended in the pail and is providedat top with a depending screw-threaded flange 12 to engage the iiange 3of the pail and securely connect the bowl thereto, and said bowl is alsoprovided in its bottom with a port or opening 13 and a surroundingscrew-threaded central depending flange 14. A cap 15 engages this angeand forms therewith a chamber in communication With the opening 13 andeonlining a conical strainer 16 and conical valve 17. The strainer 16comprises a anged ring of spring metal and a conical cap of Woven wireor perforated material, and occupies the opening 13, the said ring beingadapted to frictionally engage the Wall of the opening, While the flangethereon holds the strainer from upward displacement. The valve 17 issimilarly constructed, but is smaller than the strainer, so as to seattherein, and its cone portion is imperforate to cut ott the flow of milkwhen the valve is so seated. The valve is supported by a vertical pin 18and an elevated portion 19 of the cap 15, said elevated portionconsisting of spaced inverted V- shaped arms or strands radiating from acenter piece 20a, Which carries the pin 18, and extending across anannular passage or opening 20, formed in the bottom of the cap 15. Thestrands 19 and center piece 19 thus form a skeleton or open-Workframe,through which the milk may iioiv to the opening 2O and Whichsupports the pin 1S.

In practice it Will be understood that in milking or instrainingatanytimesubsequent to milking the milk is received into thebowl 11, down the inclined sides of which it flows toward the opening13, and passes through the strainer 16 and over the valve 17 down intothe pail through the opening 20, the milk in its passage beingthoroughly strained of all foreign matter. This is the operation underordinary conditions when the pail standsvertical. Vhen, however, thepail is kicked or knocked over, the pressure of the milk against thevalve 17 will seat said valve and prevent the escape of any milk throughthe strainer` 1G, and consequently the spilling or Waste of any milk onoverturning. It Will be noted that the parts of the pail are adapted tobe readily assembled and disassembled, thus providing for the renewal ofa Worn-out or injured part at small expense and without the necessity ofdiscarding any otherI parts.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

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In a non-spillable milk-pail, the combination of a pail or vessel, abowl removably suspended therein and provided With a port or opening anda depending flange, a cap engaging said ange and forming therewith achamber, said cap having a bottom opening, an open-work frame formed ofradial 11pwardly-bent strands extending across said opening', asupporting-pin connected to the center of said frame and projectingupwardly therefrom, a strainer removably mounted in said port andcomprising a flanged ring and a perforate conical cap, said ring hangeadapted to frictionally engage the Wall of the port; and a valvearranged in said chamber and supported by said pin and open-Work frame,said valve comprising a ianged ring and a conical imperforate cap, lthelatter receiving the supporting-pin and adapted to seat Within and toclose said strainer when the pail is overturned, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing vvitnesses.

JOI-IN HEUSTIS KING.

Witnesses:

RUDOLPH FREDERICK STROECKER, BLAKE ELLIOT GHENT,

